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Marsal Gavalda, Ph.D.

Director of Machine Intelligence at Yik Yak

Senior R&D executive with deep expertise in speech, language, and machine learning technologies. Adept at articulating strategic vision, driving product design and implementation, and even debugging code. Organizer of an annual science and culture seminar on topics as diverse as machine translation, music, or the neuroscience of free will.

Specialties:
- R&D in speech & language technologies and machine learning
- Driving innovation from research to engineering to marketing
- Astute communicator for all audiences
- Fluent in English, Spanish, German, and Catalan, working knowledge of Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Italian, and French